West Sunset Lift Station

Okaloosa County, Florida is requesting bids on the West Sunset Lift Station project under ITB WS 79-26, with electronic bids due October 21, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CST and a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for October 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer 3rd Floor Conference Room in Fort Walton Beach.

The scope encompasses site preparation, furnishing, and installation of a corrosion-proof polymer concrete precast wet well using the caisson method with tremie pour for the bottom seal, including clearing and grubbing, erosion and sedimentation controls, excavation, wet well assembly with retainer straps and watertight joints, tremie seal concrete, secondary pour with chamfered edges, buoyancy calculations, watertightness testing, and backfilling. The project also requires furnishing and installing two approximately 15 HP submersible, heavy duty, explosion-proof, non-clog sewer pumps; base elbows; stainless steel discharge piping and guide rail system; pump control panel; and all related appurtenances.

Bidders must hold a valid Florida contractor's license, be certified to conduct business in Florida with a Certificate of Good Standing, comply with E-Verify employment eligibility verification, and register in the Federal System for Award Management (SAM) database. Proof of drug-free workplace certification and insurance compliance are required. Bid security of 5 percent of the maximum bid price, submitted as either a cashier's check or bid bond, is mandatory.

Substantial completion is due within 180 calendar days and final completion within 210 calendar days from contract commencement. The bid includes base items and three additive alternates for hardened steel pump impellers and wear rings, installation services, and closed-loop glycol motor cooling systems. Bidders must submit unit prices for each line item; bids remain open for 60 days following opening. Questions are due October 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CST. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and award to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.